Acquire
Classic mid-century business game — found hotel chains, merge them and cash in your stock.
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What is Acquire?
Acquire is a hotel-chain business strategy game designed by legendary game designer Sid Sackson in 1962. Players place tiles on a grid to found and grow hotel chains, buy shares in them, and force mergers where the majority shareholders cash out. The player with the most money at game's end wins. Continuously in print for over 60 years, it's a foundational game of the modern hobby.
Quick facts
Category
Board Games
Type
Individual
Players
3–6
Where played
indoor
Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Estimated origin
1962, Sid Sackson (published by 3M Bookshelf Games)
Olympic
No
Popularity
niche
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-24.verified